Friday, March 28th 2008

Threats to VT Sugarmakers Make National (and International) News

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Posted By: Bill Finnegan in Farming/Sugaring

In Spring of 2007, lots of people were talking about what the future held for maple sugar production in Vermont. Here are some highlights:


New York Times, March 3, 2007, Warm Winters Upset Rhythms of Maple Sugar

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/03/us/03maple.html


NBC News, March 13, 2007, Sticky Situation

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mSFAayBEo4I


Reuters, March 23, 2007, Warmer world puts squeeze on U.S. maple syrup

http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSN1627329720070323


ABC News, March 24, 2007, Vermont Maple Syrup Hit Hard by Climate Change

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/GlobalWarming/story?id=2978788&page=1

Watch video clip at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YcmR3Vx8shQ


The Independent, March 27, 2007, Sticky times for the maple tree

http://environment.independent.co.uk/climate_change/article2396008.ece

The Boston Globe, April 1, 2007, In Maple sugar country, creeping fears about climate change

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/04/01/in_maple_sugar_country_creeping_fears_about_climate_change/


New York Times, April 28, 2007, It's Maple Syrup Time, So Why the Whiff of French Fries?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/28/business/28maple.html

 



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